Due to Watford's significant turnover of players and the club's revolving door policy to recruitment, a series of talents have passed through Vicarage Road in recent seasons without making much of an impact.

Abdoulaye Doucoure, signed from Stade Rennais in February 2016, but immediately sent out on loan to Granada, had looked destined to be yet another anonymous player to come and go at the Hertfordshire outfit without really demonstrating his qualities.

Alassane Plea came off the bench to score one and contribute an assist as OGC Nice came from behind to beat Borussia Monchengladbach 2-1 in a friendly in Bavaria on Thursday.

The Franco-Malian attacker was one of the revelations of the Ligue 1 season last term as he adapted to a role leading the line - having previously been used almost exclusively as a right-sided wideman - and ended the campaign with 11 goals in 24 outings.

He notably found the net in a 2-2 draw away at Paris Saint-Germain, and...

Indonesian side Mitra Kukar are close to completing the signing of Mali midfielder Mohamed Sissoko, just over a month after he was released by Serie B side Ternana.

The Super Liga outfit will become the ex-Liverpool and Juventus man's third club in less than six months after he parted ways with Indian side Pune City earlier in the season and then had a brief one-game stint in Italy.

The 32-year-old returns to the Far East for a second spell, having previously played 10 matches with Shanghai Shenhua...